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Original poster

to think that only a selfish fuckwit lets their child have a full size drum kit in a terraced house?

36 replies

WankbadgeringTurdblossom · 31/10/2017 17:01

Angry
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Slimthistime · 31/10/2017 17:03

YANBU

this shit should be dealt with by noise laws but our noise laws are non existent.

Brakebackcyclebot · 31/10/2017 17:04

Forget play it all the time?

Whinesalot · 31/10/2017 17:04

YANBU. Are they at least a bit considerate when and how long they play it for?

Brakebackcyclebot · 31/10/2017 17:04

DO THEY play it all the time?

FittonTower · 31/10/2017 17:06

I'm in a terrace and my neighbours son has one, we barely hear it but they are very very strict with him about when he can practice and stuff and they have asked me to just let them know of its getting a bit much. You can do it without being selfish (and Victorian terraces have lovely thick walls) but selfish fickwits will do it wrong!

RandomMess · 31/10/2017 17:08

We bought an electric kit for this exact reason!

Sandsunsea · 31/10/2017 17:08

Kid might grow up to be a rock star!

Slowtrain2dawn · 31/10/2017 17:09

Me! A few years ago now. IWBU.

Fromrussiawithdove · 31/10/2017 17:10

just post a little letter saying that you find the drum kit a bit too loud. no big deal. It was a very silly and selfish thing to do.

SemolinaSilkpaws · 31/10/2017 17:14

Had this many years ago with the teenager across the road. His friends came round too and formed a rock group. The noise was awful, every day from coming home from school to late at night so i went and asked them to quieten down. I was told to fuck off so reported them to the council along with others and had them shut down.

SandLand · 31/10/2017 17:15

Depends. My lovely first neighbour's had a son who us now working in the music business. He had a drum kit and an electric guitar (and a piano). They kept the hours down, times strictly between 9am and 8pm. And tried to pursuade him to practice straight from school when we werecdtill at work. No problems at all.
Without their consideration, it could have been horrific.

VivaLeBeaver · 31/10/2017 17:22

It is very inconsiderate. I made dd have an electric kit for this reason.

Original poster
WankbadgeringTurdblossom · 31/10/2017 17:23

I hope he does grow up to be a rock star - he's a lovely lad and a talented musician.

He's stopped now, so the rage has lifted a bit. It's so fucking repetitive. Boom de bang de boom boom bang, over and over and over. AND SO FUCKBUGGERING LOUD!!

Not all the time, obviously - he stops occasionally to eat, sleep and play other instruments.

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Slimthistime · 31/10/2017 17:28

OP "I hope he does grow up to be a rock star"

you're generous. I thought you were going to say you hope that he does that so he can pay you compensation.

seriously, I would be asking them to have set hours of practice or soundproof their house. Or better still, get an electric kit.

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WankbadgeringTurdblossom · 31/10/2017 17:34

My neighbour is a demented cheeky fucker not a woman renowned for being reasonable or open to suggestions.

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TheSnorkMaidenReturns · 31/10/2017 17:44

One of my neighbours plays the drums. He's very good. I work from home often and have windows/doors open if it's warm enough. It's far less intrusive than building work. He never plays for more than half an hour at a time. Maybe you could ask him to do this?

RandomMess · 31/10/2017 17:46

Ask them to but mufflers?

Germgirl · 31/10/2017 17:47

My BIL & SIL bought their son a piano when they lived in a block of small, new build flats - the kind with no noise insulation at all.
We did tell them that the neighbours might not be too thrilled but apparently the child was such an amazing piano player that the neighbours should be grateful to be allowed to hear him. I mean, he's ok but no one needs to hear 3 hours of practice and scales every day.
Anyway, my point, if there is one, is yes, they are BU, and you are a saint. I would definitely put a note through the door, I'd try to keep it civil.
We met our in-laws neighbour once, DH said something about the piano & I swear I saw the neighbours BP rise about 40 points. The vein in his neck stood out and he clenched his fists and teeth. Poor bloke. They must have had a party when the in-laws moved out.

Germgirl · 31/10/2017 17:47

Ahh. Cross post. Sorry she's not reasonable.
Time to start a diary for the noise people maybe?

BriechonCheese · 31/10/2017 17:50

I think you'll have to put in a noise complaint if she is as cheeky as she sounds.

crazycatgal · 31/10/2017 17:52

A lad who lives in a house on the row around the corner has one. If I can hear it I can't imagine what his neighbours can hear!

notquiteruralbliss · 31/10/2017 17:55

DD has a full size kit. She also has rubber pads that go on the drums to muffle the noise.

IncyWincyGrownUp · 31/10/2017 18:00

Practice pads are the way forward here surely?

oldlaundbooth · 31/10/2017 18:01

What's he playing?

Stairway to Heaven?

exWifebeginsat40 · 31/10/2017 18:17

the day we moved into our lovely house the neighbours had a piano delivered. heartsink.

luckily, they aren’t arseholes and moved it away from the party wall. can the drum kit be relocated?